UFC launches a new era this Saturday, January 24, with the broadcasts of Paramount+ live for all of America, and in UFC 324 will also crown a new interim champion.
The lightweight champion Ilia Topuria is out of activity for personal reasons and that is why this fight was organized between Justin slave y Paddy Pimbletttwo very popular names and within the top 5 of the ranking, to determine the interim 155-pound champion.
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The American Gaethje, who was already interim champion of the division a few years ago and in several seasons delivered some of the best fights of the campaign, defeated Rafael Fiziev by unanimous decision in his only fight of 2025.
The Englishman Pimblett receives a very important opportunity in his eighth fight in the UFC after having won the previous seven: his last fight was a victory by technical knockout in the third round against Michael Chandler in April 2025, also his only presentation last year.
The card will also have a female “super fight”: the bantamweight champion Kayla Harrisontwo-time Olympic champion in judo and also two-time PFL champion, will face the former Brazilian champion Amanda Nunes which makes its return after two and a half years of retirement.
When is UFC 324, Gaethje vs. Pimblett: day and time
In 2026, the UFC will start its big events an hour earlier than usual until now. UFC 324 will begin at 5:00 p.m. Eastern United States (4:00 p.m. CDMX, 7:00 p.m. Argentina, 11:00 p.m. Spain), while the main card will begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern United States (8:00 p.m. CDMX, 11:00 p.m. Argentina, 3:00 a.m. Spain) and the fight between Gaethje and Pimblett is expected at 11:30 p.m. eastern United States (22:30 CDMX, 1:30 Argentina, 5:30 Spain).
- Day: Saturday January 24
- Preliminary: 16:00 CDMX | 17:00 ET USA | 19:00 AR | 23:00 ESP
- Main billboard: 20:00 CDMX | 21:00 ET USA | 23:00 AR | 3:00 p.m
- gaethje vs. PAMBOTT (chormy) pummblett: 22:30 CDMX | 23:30 ET USA | 1:30 a.m 5:30 p.m
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Where and how to watch UFC 324, Gaethje vs. Pimblett
UFC 324 can be seen exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, Mexico and Argentina. In Spain the event will go live on HBO Max.
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All fights of UFC 324, Gaethje vs. Pimblett
Main billboard
- Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett, for the interim lightweight championship
- Kayla Harrison (c) vs. Amanda Nunes, for the bantamweight championship
- Sean O’Malley vs. Song Yadong, bantamweight
- Waldo Cortés-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis, heavyweight
- Arnold Allen vs. Jean Silva; featherweight
Preliminary
- Michael Johnson vs. Alexander Hernandez; lightweight
- Nikita Krylov vs. Modest Bukauskas; peso semipesado
- umar nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo; Peso gallo
- Ateba Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev; median weight
- Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson; flyweight
- Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas; peso mosca
- Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman heavy weight
- Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman bantamweight
